COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL18027714
Reference Number:
Latin MS 87
Image Title:
Homo nascendo
Parent Work Title:
Evangelia [Bremen]
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Gospel Book of Bremen Cathedral
Date Created:
10th century [late]
Page/Sheet:
5v
Image Sequence Number:
005v
Description:
Full page illustration in red, silver and gold. Purple panel with whitish pattern surrounding it. On this is a large medallion, framed in red. silver and gold. The ground of it is mainly light buff, dotted with red. The picture represents a half-length figure, bearded and nimbed, and winged. He is holding a book and blesses. His robe is dark blue over something like light yellow. Below in white capitals is: 'Homo nascendo'.
Language Code:
lat
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Support:
Vellum
Item Height:
242 mm
Item Width:
192 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Bateman of Middleton Hall, Youlgrave, Derbyshire, former owner
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
References:
M.R. James, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-02-22
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-02
Educational Notes:
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Carol Burrows
Academic Project Lead:
Elaine Sheldon
Homo nascendo
